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1 Thessalonians 4:7

For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.

KJV

οὐ γὰρ ἐκάλεσεν ἡμᾶς ὁ θεὸς ἐπὶ ἀκαθαρσίᾳ ἀλλ’ ἐν ἁγιασμῷ.

Greek NT

Non enim vocavit nos Deus in immunditiam, sed in sanctificationem.

Vulgate

For God called us not for uncleanness, but in sanctification.

ASV

For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto sanctification.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

11 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
θεός
theos
noun · 1311×
καλέω
kaleo
verb · 148×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
ἀκαθαρσία
akatharsia
noun · 10×
ἀλλά
alla
conjunction · 636×
ἁγιασμός
agiasmos
noun · 10×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἐπί
epi
preposition · 888×
ἡμεῖς
emeis
pronoun · 862×
o
article · 19778×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§2518The sixth beatitude proclaims, "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God."306 "Pure in heart" refers to those who have attuned their intellects and wills to the demands of God's holiness, chiefly in three areas: charity;307 chastity or sexual rectitude;308 love of truth and orthodoxy of faith.309 There is a connection between purity of heart, of body, and of faith:…
§2813In the waters of Baptism, we have been "washed . . . sanctified . . . justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God."79 Our Father calls us to holiness in the whole of our life, and since "he is the source of (our) life in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God, and . . .sanctification,"80 both his glory and our life depend on the hallowin…

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 1:2 — Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and
  • 1Cor 1:2 — Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and
  • 1Cor 5:1 — It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father’s wife.
  • 1Pet 1:14 — As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:
  • 1Pet 2:9 — But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
  • 1Pet 2:21 — For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
  • 1Thess 2:3 — For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:
  • 1Thess 2:3 — For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:
  • 2Cor 7:1 — Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
  • 2Pet 1:3 — According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
  • 2Pet 2:10 — But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.
  • 2Thess 2:13 — But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the t
  • 2Tim 1:9 — Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
  • 2Tim 1:9 — Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
  • Col 1:22 — In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:
  • Eph 1:4 — According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
  • Eph 1:4 — According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
  • Eph 2:10 — For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
  • Eph 4:1 — I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
  • Eph 4:19 — Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
  • Eph 5:3 — But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;
  • Gal 5:19 — Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
  • Heb 12:14 — Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
  • Heb 12:14 — Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
  • Isa 35:8 — And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err ther
  • John 17:19 — And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.
  • Lev 11:44 — For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the ear
  • Lev 11:44 — For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the ear
  • Lev 11:45 — For I am the LORD that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.
  • Lev 19:2 — Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy.
  • Lev 20:7 — Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the LORD your God.
  • Luke 1:75 — In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.
  • Num 15:40 — That ye may remember, and do all my commandments, and be holy unto your God.
  • Ps 110:3 — Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.
  • Rom 1:7 — To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
  • Rom 1:7 — To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
  • Rom 8:29 — For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
  • Titus 2:12 — Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;